Skandapurana 6.3.235.51_2

6.3.235.51_2

"anuvāda:-
sūtajī bole – he śreṣṭha muniyoṃ, aba āge kī kathā kahatā hūm̐. pahale samaya meṃ ulkāmukha nāma kā eka buddhimāna rājā thā. vaha satyavaktā aura jitendriya thā. pratidina deva sthānoṃ para jātā aura nirdhanoṃ ko dhana dekara unake kaṣṭa dūra karatā thā. usakī patnī kamala ke samāna mukha vālī tathā satī sādhvī thī. bhadraśīlā nadī ke taṭa para una dono ne śrīsatyanārāyaṇa bhagavāna kā vrata kiyā. usī samaya sādhu nāma kā eka vaiśya āyā. usake pāsa vyāpāra karane ke lie bahuta sā dhana bhī thā. rājā ko vrata karate dekhakara vaha vinaya ke sātha pūchane lagā–

"Translation:—
Sūtajī said: ‘O foremost sages, now I narrate the next story. In former times, there was an intelligent king named Ulkāmukha. He was truthful and had conquered his senses. Everyday he would visit sacred places of the gods and remove the distress of the poor by giving them wealth. His wife had a face like a lotus and was a chaste and virtuous woman. On the bank of the Bhadraśīlā river, both of them observed the vow of the Lord Śrīsatyanārāyaṇa. At that very time, a merchant named Sādhu arrived. He also had much wealth for conducting trade. Seeing the king observing the vow, he began to ask with humility:—’"